Here’s how to quickly unlock every Midnight Battle (and their awards) in Forza Horizon 5

It’s unclear how these new Midnight Battle races are unlocked, but we’re going to show you a quick and easy way to unlock these races and how to get all the associated awards.

Returning to the Horizon Festival after a six-year hiatus, Midnight Battles are solo street races that take place at midnight and were previously held as part of Forza Horizon 3’s festival.

They arrived this week with the Horizon 10th Anniversary update for Forza Horizon 5. If you haven’t wandered into the awards section within the game, it’s unclear how these new races will become available, but we’ll show you a quick and easy way to unlock these events.

Forza Horizon 5 Street Racing, Midnight Battles

How to unlock Midnight Battles fast

To unlock each Midnight Battle, you must complete 16 street races, with one unlocked for each time you win four of those races.

Unfortunately, previous road race wins are not counted prior to this update, so fresh new wins are required here. The Midnight Battles themselves do not count toward total races won, and each comes with different requirements for additional awards.

Event Lab Street Racing, Forza Horizon 5

First, go to the awards screen in the pause menu, select Street Racing, then the Midnight Battles tab at the top. Look for the Night Owl achievement and pin it to track your progress.

Now for the street races. At the time of writing, the quickest way to complete them is to use the Event Lab. This can be found in the pause menu, then select the Creative Hub tab, then Event Lab, and finally Event Blueprints. Press the button below to search and enter 0 Second Street Race as the title.

This should bring up a range of options for street racing with very fast targets. Just load one of your choice, start the race and it should end immediately. Progress is only counted once you’re back in free play, and you can do this as many times as you like.

Forza Horizon 5 street racing, midnight battles

Unlock Midnight Battles conveniently

These Event Lab maps may get patched in a later update, so the other option is to do the normal street races that are available on the map. A quick and easy street race we found is the Horizon Callejera Street Race, which is just north of the Horizon Street Scene Outpost and southeast of Guanajuato.

Forza Horizon 5 Horizon Street Street Racing

With a fast car like the Hot Wheels Bad to the Blade or the Koenigsegg Jesko, a clean run can be in the region of 1 minute 35 seconds for a lap.

However, if you still have some Street Racing-related awards to unlock, this would be a perfect time to complete them. On the awards screen, look for awards you have yet to unlock and complete them to kill two birds with one stone.

The first Midnight Battle – 1971 Ford Mustang

Forza Horizon 5 The First Midnight Battle - 1971 Ford Mustang

After winning four races you unlock the first Midnight Battle, located in Guanajuato. This race requires you to win it in a C-class car, with an additional award called “Midnight Rodeo” which requires you to win the race in any Mustang.

Any C-Class Mustang will do, but if you don’t have one handy in your car collection, you can buy the 1986 Ford Mustang SVO at the auto show for CR15,000, or if you don’t have the Car Pass, the Ford Mustang GT Coupe 1965 for 46,000 CR and an automatic upgrade to the C-class.

The second Midnight Battle – 1984 Honda Civic

Forza Horizon 5 The Second Midnight Battle - 1984 Honda Civic

After you’ve won eight races, the second Midnight Battle takes place near Aerodromo En La Selva and south of Mulegé, which is in the southwest corner of the map, and requires you to win the race in a B-class car .

The additional award called “What a Won-Da” requires you to win the race in any Honda, with a good option being the 2009 Honda S2000 CR, which can be unlocked from the auto show for 25,000 CR.

The Third Midnight Battle – 2003 Toyota Celica

Forza Horizon 5 The Third Midnight Battle - 2003 Toyota Celica

Next up is the third Midnight Battle, after winning 12 races, which is located in the northwest area of ​​the map, northwest of La Gran Caldera mountain and northeast of the Horizon Baja outpost. This battle requires you to win the race in an A class car.

As for the additional Celica You Later award, you must win the race with any Celica. A decent option to use here would be the 1992 Celica GT-Four RC ST185 for 25,000 CR in the auto show combined with an A class car upgrade.

The Fourth Midnight Battle – 2010 Lambo Murciélago

Forza Horizon 5, The Fourth Midnight Battle – 2010 Lambo Murciélago

After winning 16 races and completing the grind, the fourth and final Midnight Battle is in the southern area of ​​the map, north of Uxmal and Gran Puente and south of Cordillera. The requirement is to win this battle in an S1 class car.

The final perk, Bulls-Eye, requires you to win this battle in any Lamborghini. The cheapest S1-class Lambo available at the auto show is the 2014 Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4, available for 240,000 CR, but hopefully you should have one in your collection by now.

Additional Midnight Battle awards

Forza Horizon 5 Midnight Battles, Toyota Celica

How to unlock the Nighthawk Forza Horizon 5 award

Finally, there are three other awards. The Nighthawk Accolade is unlocked after completing each Midnight Battle, simple as that.

How to unlock Lock, Stock, Battle Forza Horizon 5 award

Lock, Stock, Battle requires you to win every Midnight Battle while driving a car that has no performance boosts applied. Therefore, using a car straight from the auto show that we mentioned in the previous entries is applicable here.

How to unlock the Chain Reaction Forza Horizon 5 award

Last but not least, Chain Reaction requires you to earn four Ultimate Skill Chains in Midnight Battles. This can be completed by chaining multiple different skills in the same combo, meaning drifts, near misses, wrecks, burnouts, and so on.

Don’t worry about the race, just let the other car pass and get that combo. Once you’ve earned this skill chain, stop your car and wait for the combo to end as you can only get one per combo. Repeat this 3 more times and you will unlock this award.

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